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100 _aDeshpande, Satish
245 _aExclusive inequalities: merit, caste and discrimination in Indian higher education today
260 _c2006
300 _ap.2438-444.
362 _a17 Jun
520 _aThis essay suggests that questions of merit, caste and discrimination in Indian higher education can be usefully analysed in a framework defined by "exclusive inequalities". Beginning with a discussion of continuing caste inequalities in higher education, the argument outlines the specificities of this sector and its peculiarities in the Indian context. The idea of merit and the modalities of the examination are evaluated in terms of their contribution to the legitimation of higher education. - Reproduced.
650 _aHigher education - India
650 _aBackward classes - India
650 _aBackward classes
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
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999 _c69813
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